Mobile kitchen chair



Sept'. 13, 1932. H. LEE

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MOBILE KITCHEN CHAIR Filed April 10, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept-13, 1932 j UNITED STATES PATENT `OI-"Il-I SE i' HARRY LEE, 0F LIVINGSTON, -MONTANA MOBILE KITCHEI f CHAIR i Application led April 10, 1930. lSerial No. 443,135.

This invention relates to a kitchen chair an aXle'22 carried by a fifth Wheel 23l from and it aims to provide a constructionwhich which a. vertical post 24 rises, being swivel-y maybe propelled about the kitchen by an opled in l`a plate 25 supported and carried by erator, to enable an operator, particularly L'-shaped portions 26 forming the forward 5 the housewife, to perform all duties While terminals of the frame members 11. Such 55 seated so that she Will not have to stand portions 26 are braced by a bar 27 Which is incidental thereto and become as Weary as suitably fastened thereto and provided with under present conditions. y i a bearing 28 constituting a journal for the Another object is to provide a novel conpost 24. i

in struction wherein the device may be pro- The post 24 is adapted tobe operated in `60` peleg eitlllier bly hand or by foit. l order to turn the axle 22 to steer the device.

urt er o jec is t0 provi e a 110V@ C011- To this endtheu er ortion thereof is hol- StI'uCtlOII wherein a! table may be Carried. 10W and has-a; Sldalblyfdsposed there.. the deVee and edlueted te different heights in maintained in Vuppermost* position by an 15 in order to facilitate. inspection of articles expasivesprnggo. Said rod 291mg a pin 165 naarcausate t f a recharges; were Se in e pos ai ro a ie op carries A further ebleet 1S te Prevldeve novel a table'33. In lieu of the table 33 and rod" means for Steermgthe devlce Whlch may be 29, an ordinary steering handle or connectionl 2 operated by the said table or other means as may be provide/ Y 7 Various additional objects and advantages cralles (grsldltllglvg3V I1-Vgl? j a o attentamente tartar @er t@ .which Pitman 35 is pivoted web K- nection With 1Caccom an in gdiavvin s llusmais() plvoted M436 to pedal levers 37 p 1V;

Z" ,mating m er t. pe yb ment g t oted as at 38 to a rod 39 fastened to the frame In Se dgwilgehm 0 1 portions 11. v Foot engagingelements of the Figure 1 is a View of the invention in side dals 37am Shown atfand elle alcesslblelio elevation ve operator or houseWi. e using t e seat Y 'W Figure 2 is a View in mar elevation In addition to the device being operable by 80 b u 7 c v Y v l Figure 3 is a central longitudinal sectional the feet through the medlum of the? pedal View and Y levers 37 and connected'parts, the device may Figure 4 is a front elevation. sfiletwely' bei propelled through the Opera" Referring Specifically to the draWllgS, l0 aggsblgnnlgg i d Ceslgna es e 0 y or pla Crm lavmg Such levers `41 arev pivoted at 43 to pitmen frame members 11 longitudinally arranged Y and fastened to the under surface thereof, 44 eeeenrtrleauly Plvotel at 45 to geel' Wheels 46Whi'ch are arranged in mesh with the pinh' h b d d l 1 c h A W 1C mem ers @pen Vertma 1y at 2 itt e ions or gear Wheels 15. Said gear Wheels 46 rear and journal a driving shaft 13 Which has 4o Wheels 14, keyed thereto and also pinions ere keyed te e Shaft 47 leumeled 1n bee'mgs 00 keyed thereto adjacent the Wheels 14. A 0I' hengels 48 dependmg ffem the frame connecting bar or brace is provided at 16. members 11 i A seat or chair 17 for the housewife is As a result of the construction described, supported by a spring bar 18 which extends the. housewife may be seated in the chair 17 4.-, through the platform 10 and at. its lower While performing her chores about the kitch- 95 end terminates in a journal or bearing 19 for 911 and hOllSe and may Operate the same by the said shaft i3, the bar i8 being secured in the levers 41 or pedals 37, according t0 her any suitable manner as at 20 to the cross desire or Whenever members of the body are member 16. free foi use in propelling the device. In adi to At the front, Wheels 21 are journaled, on dition, the devicev may be readily steered ino through the turning of the post 24. The table 33 enables articles to be accommodated or deposited thereon to be carried from place to place and particularly enables articles that are hot or difficult to handle to be accommodated directly from a stove or support and the fact that the same is vertically movable, enables adjustment thereof to the same height at which the article on the stove or the like is removed from the stove.

The particular shape of thel spring 18H guards against the device tipping backward when the weight of the operator'is thrown forward.

The wheels 14 and 21 are each equipped preferably with rubber tires in Vany suitable manner as at a9.v

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall withinv the spirit and scope of -the invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A device of the class described comprisingpa body, a crank shaft journaled .on the under side thereof, wheels on said crank ishaft, pinions carried by the crank shaft, gear wheels in mesh with said pinions, a shafton which the gear wheels are carried, means journaling the .latter shaft'from .the body, pitmen on the outerside of and connected to the gear wheels, manually operable Vlevers pivoted to the body and tothe pitmen,:pitmen inwardly of the gear wheels connected tothe cranks, and pedals pivotedto the Abody and .to the latter pitmen-forwardly of said levers.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body, acrank shaft journaled on the under side thereof, wheels onsaidcrank shaft, pinions carried by the crank `shaft, gear which the gear wheels 4are carried, means journaling the latter. shaft fromthe body, pitmen :on Vthe outer side of .and :connected to the gear wheels, manually operable levers pivoted to the `body and to the pitmen, pitmen inwardly of the gear wheels connected tothe said cranks, pedals .pivoted to .the body Y and tov thelatter pitmen .forwardly 'of -said levers, a chair, a supportingbar securing the `chair `to the body, said bar'extending below "the body and having a bearing for. said driving shaft.

In testimony whereof .I afiixmy signature.

HARRY LEE'.

wheels in mesh with said pinions,a shafton 

